Hughes Network Systems has launched its Smart Network Edge, a defense networking product that serves as a virtualized software-defined wide area network router for any combination of commercial and military communication networks, including cable, fiber, 5G, geostationary orbit and low-Earth orbit satellites. According to Rick Lober, Hughes’ vice president and general manager of defense and […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is asking small businesses to provide the agency with data and analysis on semiconductor manufacturing equipment and fabrication plants to properly evaluate businesses applying to receive funding under the CHIPS and Science Act. Under the law, NIST must allocate $50 billion in funding meant to strengthen the domestic […]
Ontinue has selected Carahsoft Technology as the public-sector distributor of the Ontinue ION managed extended detection and response service. Carahsoft offers the MXDR service to government agencies through its reseller partners and National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance and Omnia Partners contracts. The ION service is designed to provide always-on cybersecurity protection and support from the ION […]
BAE Systems has partnered with Microsoft to accelerate the development, deployment and management of digital defense systems using the Azure Cloud platform, which offers digital engineering capabilities, including data analysis and simulation. As part of a strategic agreement, open architecture tools will be used in developing new technologies, allowing BAE Systems to engage with small […]
The Pentagon’s budget request for the fiscal year 2024 includes $17.8 billion for science and technology projects, 8.3 percent higher compared to its approved S&T funding in FY 2023. Speaking at a National Defense Industrial Association-hosted webinar, Heidi Shyu, undersecretary of defense for research and engineering and a three-time Wash100 awardee, said $1.7 billion of […]
Draper has cleared a mission architecture and requirements review and a preliminary design review of scientific equipment the company and its partners are developing for the Commercial Lunar Payload Services mission. In July 2022, NASA awarded Draper a $73 million CLPS CP-12 award to send three science payloads to the Schrodinger basin near the lunar […]
Mukunda Penugonde has taken on the role of Technology Transformation Services deputy director at the General Services Administration. He joined TTS on April 10 after a stint as director of technical program management at Disney Streaming. As deputy director, Penugonde will oversee the implementation of strategic initiatives and the delivery of TTS products and services. […]
ID.me, a provider of secure identity proofing, authentication and group affiliation verification for government and businesses, has partnered with Carahsoft Technology to increase the availability of the services to the public sector. As ID.me’s master government aggregator, Carahsoft is currently offering ID.me’s identity solutions and expansive pre-verified network to government entities through its reseller partners […]
Rob Joyce, the National Security Agency cybersecurity director, has warned that generative artificial intelligence will allow hackers to better use AI to execute their illicit activities. OpenAI’s ChatGPT is among the technologies using generative AI. It is a chatbot designed to respond to text-based queries and generate natural language responses. Speaking at an event hosted by […]
Blue Canyon Technologies, a Raytheon Technologies subsidiary, will supply NASA with three microsatellites in support of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory-led Investigation of Convective Updrafts mission. INCUS aims to study the behavior of tropical storms and thunderstorms and their impact on Earth’s climate and weather models. Blue Canyon’s microsats, expected to launch in 2027 as part of […]
